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Business News > Mint Authors > Merryn Somerset Webb

Merryn Somerset Webb

ARTICLES BY MERRYN SOMERSET WEBB

Central banks are buying gold for the long term to hedge political risk; to underpin their own currencies; to offset any decline in the value of the dollar; and in place of US government bonds.

If central banks are in thrall to gold’s glitter, why not others?

4 min read . 08 Apr 2024

The patriotic millionaires might say their tax will only be for the very wealthy, but we all know how that works out.

The rich don’t need tax rate hikes to pay more tax

4 min read . 30 Jan 2024

Yousaf has declared his commitment to Scotland’s independence

Scottish first minister Yousaf needs a new economic strategy

3 min read . 29 Mar 2023

Investors are piling into FAANG shorts as US stocks continue to breach new records, with the Nasdaq Composite Index surging above 8,000 for the first time Tuesday.

Stocks aren't the inflation hedge you think they are

5 min read . 06 Mar 2023

Investment success is said to be ‘simple but not easy’ (Photo: Reuters)

Why aren’t we all wealthy yet if investment advice is plentiful?

4 min read . 21 Feb 2023

Last year, there was much talk about who the “mystery buyer” in the gold market was..

Gold is getting back its classic glitter as a safe inflation hedge

4 min read . 18 Jan 2023

There haven’t been enough female CEOs, in enough different market conditions, for a long enough period of time, for the numbers we have to tell us much of anything.

Watch out for equity gambles in the guise of ESG investment

4 min read . 16 Jan 2023

The founder of crypto exchange FTX was once worth $26 billion; that’s now down to nothing (REUTERS)

Is FTX-led crypto bubble is really worst of its kind?

5 min read . 24 Nov 2022